Non-refillable bottle.



P..RUSSO.

NON-REFIILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, m5.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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TT ATNT PAOLO RUSSO, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EBMENEGILDO LISOTTO, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

N ON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAOLO Russo, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description thereof.

My invention pertains to non-refillable bottles, and has as its object to improve upon devices of this character, and to provide a non-refillable bottle which will be eificient in the performance of its function of preventing refilling, while at the same time permitting liquid to be freely poured out when desired.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a non-refillable bottle which can be manufactured cheaply enough to make its use practicable in the trade.

Other and further objects of my invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the claims.

By way of example, I have described in the following specification, and shown in the accompanying drawing, four forms of nonrefillable bottle embodying my invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention may be embodied in other forms than those described and shown, and that changes may be made in the details of construction of the embodiments which are described, without exceeding the scope of my invention, as defined in the claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through the neck and part of the body of a non-refillable bottle constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan, looking into the neck of the bottle shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cone-plunger shown in section in Fig. 1; Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views to Fig. 1, but show modified constructions; Fig. 6 is a plan, looking into the neck of the bottle shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but shows still another modified construction; and Fig. 8 is a sec tion taken of the line 88 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the following specification and in the several figures of the accompanying drawing.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 13,

10 indicates the body of a bottle, formed at its open end, with an annular portion 11. To the annular portion is secured a neck 12 which incloses the anti-refilling elements. This neck 12 in the construction now being described, includes a cylindrical body having its lower end enlarged, at 13, to fit closely over the annular bottle-portion 11 and engage a shoulder at the lower end of the latter. The enlarged .neck portion 13 is cemented in place, and is further secured against removal by means of ll-shaped spring catches 14:, which engage in corresponding notches of the portions 11 and 13. These catches are first placed in position in the notches of the annular portion 11, and are compressed when the neck is placed thereon, subsequently springing out to engage in the notches of the portion 13. It will be seen that, once in place, the neck cannot be removed from the bottle, even though the cement should be loosened.

Formed within the neck 12, at a distance from the mouth sufiicient to permit of the insertion of a cork or the like, is a transverse partition 15, having formed therethrough a plurality of holes 16 which slant downwardly and outwardly. Beneath the partition 15, and spaced therefrom, is a second partition 17 having formed therethrough a plurality of holes 18 similar to the holes 16. The holes 18 are disposed in staggered relation with respect to the holes 16 (Fig. 2). Beneath the partition 17, and spaced there from, is an abutment partition 19 having an opening 20 formed through the center there of. Considerably below the abutment 19 is a seat-partition 21, the material of the neck 12 between the partitions 19 and 21 being formed so as to produce a chamber 22, the lower part of which is cylindrical, and the upper part of which is enlarged, as at 23. The seat-partition 21 is formed with a centrally disposed tapered opening in which is seated a hollow cone-plunger 24 (Figs. 1 and 3). The cone-plunger is capable of upward movement to permit of liquid being poured from the bottle, and is guided, in its return, into the proper seating position by the top of the wall of the cylindrical portion of the chamber 22.

In pouring liquid from the bottle, in the construction described above, the cork is first removed and the bottle then tilted in the ordinary way. The effect of tilting the bottle the holes 16, 18 and 20 it is obviously impos-' is that the cone-plunger 24 falls forward into the enlarged portion 23 of the chamber 22, thereby permitting the liquid to fiow into the chamber 22, around the cone-plunger 24,

and out of the bottle through the holes 20',

sible to'insert any instrument for the purpose of tampering with the cone-plunger 24.

The bottle described above thus effectively prevents refilling, while at the same time permitting the liquid to fiow freely out of the bottle when desired.

. The construction shown in Fig. 4 is similar to that shown in Fig. 1 except that the chamber 22 is open at its lower end, the seat partition'21being dispensed with as a part of the neck. The function of-the seat partition 21,

inthis modification; is performed by an inwardly extending wall 25 formed at th'etop of the annular bottle-portion 11. This wall 25 is formed with a centrally tapered opening in which the cone-pliinger 24 sets. The

r modified form of bottle shown in Fig. 4 is exceedingly simple of manufacture, and operatesin a generally similar manner to the constr'ucti'on described above inconnection with Figs. 1 to 3." V V In the modification shown in Figs. 5' and '6, theneck 12is secured to the body-portion of the bottle as beforefand is formed near the top=with a 'partition 26, ofra generally similar nature to the partition 15, having downwardly and outwardly extending holes 40 27 formed therethrough. Below the parti- 'tion 26, the neck is formed with an abutment partition 28 similar to the partition 19 and having-a central opening 29 therein. Below. the partition 28 is a chamber 30having an enlarged upper portion 31 which contains a cone-plunger 32 which seats in the aperture of a seating partition 33. These'a're all of a generally similar nature to the corresponding parts described in connection with Fig. 1, but are of smaller dimensions. The abut- -ment partition 28, moreover, is formed with inwardly extending ribs34, against which the'con'e-plunger abutswlien the bottle is inverted. Beneath the seat-partition 33, and

spaced away from the same so as to provide room'for the lower end of the cone-plunger, is a wall 35, through which are formed downwardly and inwardly extending passages 36, which terminate in a cylindrical chamber 37. Inthis chamber is located a ball-plunger 38, which seats in an aperture 39 formed centrally in a wall 40 extending inwardly from the top part of the annular bottle portion 11. I

'When the bottle shownin Figs." 5and 6 r is inverted or tilted beyond the horizontal,

the ball-plunger 38 falls forward in the chamber 37, permitting liquid to pass out through the aperture 39 and passages 36; and, at the same time, the cone-plunger 32 falls forward in the chamber 30, permitting the liquid to pass out around the plunger through the apertures 29 and 27. When the bottle is replaced in a vertical position, the cone-plunger 32 and ball-plunger 38 fall back into their seated positions, and effectively prevent any liquid from being introduced into the bottle. Any tampering with the cone-plunger 32 is prevented by reason of the staggered relation between the apertures 27 and the aperture 29; and tampering with the ball-plunger 38 is likewise impossible.

In the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the bottle neck 12 is secured in position in the same manner as has been described above in connection with the other modifications. 7 In this construction, the neck 12 is provided with a partition 41 located similarly to the partition 15 of the construction shown in Fig. 1, and, having, near its periphery, downwardly and outwardly extending holes 42. Beneath the partition 41 is a partition 43, having a central aperture 44; and beneath this is a partition 45 formed 'with downwardly and outwardly extending holes 46. Beneath the partition 45 is a wall 47 having a central aperture 48 therethrough. Beneath the wall 47, a chamber 49 is provided having a plurality of vertical grooves '50 in the wall thereof. At the bottom of the chamber 49, the material of the neck 12 is extended inwardly to form a seat 51 for a ball-plunger 52, the seat '51 having an aperture 53 thcrethrough. The wall 47 is formed with downwardly extending abutments 54 for limiting the movements of the ballplunger 52 and permitting the fiow of liquid there-around when the bottle is tilted.

The operation of this modification will be obvious in view of what has been said in connection with the other modifications described above. 7

In all the modifications described above, the entire structure is of glass, with the exception only of the spring catches 14. The neck will usually be made in two halves fitting together on a central vertical line and secured together by welding the opposed faces, such faces having been previously reheated.

All of the forms described and shown are susceptible of being manufactured cheaply, and all effectually prevent refilling of the bottle, while at the same time permitting liquid to be poured out readily.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A non-refillable bottle comprising a body portion having a seat at the mouth thereof, a neck secured to said body portion so as to form an extension thereof, a plurality of perforated partitions in said neck and unitary therewith, the perforations of the respective partitions being disposed in staggered relation, a hollow conical plunger vertically movable in said neck, beneath said partition, a wall in said neck and unitary therewith, said wall being formed with a seat for said plunger, and a ball plunger vertically movable in said neck and seating on said first-named seat.

2. A non-refillable bottle comprising a r body portion having a seat at the mouth thereof, a neck secured to said body portion so as to form an extension thereof, a plurality of perforated partitions in said. neck and unitary therewith, the perforations of the respective partitions being disposed in staggered relation, a hollow conical plunger vertically movable in said neck, beneath said partition, a wall in said neck and unitary therewith, said wall being formed with a seat for said plunger, a ball plunger vertically movable in said neck and seating on said first-named seat, and a perforated pan tition between said conical plunger and said ball plunger.

In testimony whereof, I the said PAoLo Rnsso have hereunto set my hand.

PAOLO RUSSO.

Witnesses:

J. N. CooKn, A. D. P. MILLER.

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